[Interprofessional training: a key component of integrated care].
The aging of the population and the rising prevalence of chronic diseases mandate improved collaboration among different health professionals. Interprofessional training is one way to improve it, because it encourages health professionals to learn with, from and about one another and respects the integrity and contribution of each profession. Few medical or health professional schools develop such dimensions in their curricula, while postgraduate and continuous training seldom offer such opportunities. Institutional and political commitment may significantly contribute to the development of such dimensions in medical and other health profession education. Having a same mission, sharing responsibility for the team success, defining clear member roles and task, and communicating on a routine basis represent other key factors of success.
Perron
Noëlle Junod
NJ
Service de médecine de premier recours, Département de médecine communautaire et de premier recours, HUG, 1211 Genève 14. noelle.junod@hcuge.ch
Perone
Nicolas
N
Kruseman
Maaike
M
Bischoff
Alexandre
A
D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D004501:Education, Medical; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013557:Switzerland